See the full setlist for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles

The star-studded event took place last night

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 28th Sep 2022

Following the triumphant and emotional show at London’s Wembley Stadium earlier this month, the second Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert took place at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles last night (27th September).

More intimate than the Wembley spectacular, the concert took place in front of just under 20,000 fans at the arena venue, and unlike the first event, it wasn’t able to watch on a livestream.

Echoing the first event, at 7pm the concert opened with Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee standing arm-in-arm onstage.

Dave Grohl told the capacity crowd: “This is the hometown s---, so you gotta make it loud. That dude could make you f---ing smile and laugh and dance and sing. It’s gonna be a long f---ing night.”

Dave’s daughter Violet Grohl was the first performer of the night with a rendition of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ alongside Alain Johannes.

Fans in attendance were treated to a sprawling 50+ song setlist that culminated with a headline set from Foo Fighters.

There were also some different star guests who didn’t appear at the first concert, including Def Leppard, Miley Cyrus, Joan Jett, Mötley Crüe, Heart’s Nancy Wilson, Tool’s Danny Carey, Alanis Morissette, Sebastian Bach, Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler, The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen, Nirvana’s Kirst Novoselic, Dave Chappelle, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron, and P!nk.

The Los Angeles Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert setlist:

Violet Grohl, Alain Johannes:

Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover)

Joan Jett, Travis Barker, Foo Fighters:

Cherry Bomb (Runaways cover)

Bad Reputation

Chevy Metal:

Riff Raff (AC/DC cover)

Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Yes cover) (with Jon Davison)

"Heroes" (David Bowie cover) (with Kesha)

Coattail Riders/Greg Kurstin/Rufus Taylor/Justin Hawkins:

Range Rover Bitch (Taylor Hawkins cover)

It's Over

Something About You (Level 42 cover) (with Mark King)

I Believe In A Thing Called Love (The Darkness cover)

James Gang:

Walk Away

The Bomber: Closet Queen / Bolero / Cast Your Fate to the Wind

Funk #49 (with Dave Grohl)

Mark Ronson, Andrew Watt, Roger Manning, Dave Grohl:

Right On Down The Line (Gerry Rafferty cover)

Them Crooked Vultures, Greg Kurstin:

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John cover)

Dead End Friends

Long Slow Goodbye (Queens Of The Stone Age cover)

Wolfgang Van Halen, Josh Freese, Justin Hawkins, Dave Grohl:

Panama (Van Halen cover)

Hot For Teacher (Van Halen cover)

Def Leppard, Foo Fighters:

Rock Of Ages

Photograph (with Miley Cyrus)

Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Derek Day, Foo Fighters:

Live Wire

Home Sweet Home

Elliot Easton, Foo Fighters, Josh Homme:

Shake It Up (The Cars cover)

Just What I Needed

Nancy Wilson/P!nk/Foo Fighters/John Theodore:

Barracuda (Heart cover)

Stewart Copeland, Foo Fighters:

Next to You (The Police cover)

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (The Police cover) (with Jon Davison)

Alanis Morissette, Chris Chaney, Chad Smith, Foo Fighters:

You Oughta Know

Sebastian Bach, Geezer Butler, Lars Ulrich:

Supernaut (Black Sabbath cover)

Paranoid (Black Sabbath cover)

Rush:

2112 Part I: Overture (with Dave Grohl)

Working Man (with Chad Smith)

YYZ (with Danny Carey)

Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil, Krist Novoselic, Taylor Momsen, Pat Smear, Dave Grohl:

The Day I Tried To Live (Soundgarden cover)

Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden cover)

Queen + Foo Fighters:

We Will Rock You

I'm In Love With My Car (with Rufus Taylor)

Under Pressure (with Justin Hawkins)

Somebody To Love (with Pink)

Love Of My Life

Foo Fighters:

All My Life

The Pretender (with P!nk)

Walk (with Travis Barker)

Low (with Matt Cameron)

This Is A Call (with Brad Wilk)

The Sky Is a Neighborhood (with Pat Wilson)

Creep (Radiohead cover - with Dave Chapelle)

Run (with Omar Hakim)

Best Of You (with Rufus Taylor)

My Hero (with Shane Hawkins)

I'll Stick Around (with Shane Hawkins)

Everlong (with Chad Smith)

The London Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in photos:

Dave Grohl at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

The hardest working man on the night, Dave Grohl.

Liam Gallagher at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Accompanied by Foo Fighters, former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher opened the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert with 'Rock N' Roll Star' and 'Live Forever.'

Pat Smear at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Nile Rodgers at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Music legend Nile Rodgers performed David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' with Omar Hakim, Chris Chaney and Josh Homme. Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes' performed vocals on 'Modern Love.'

Nile Rodgers at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Taylor Hawkins was a huge fan of David Bowie's music. Much of the evening was geared towards Hawkins' favourite artists and songs.

Gaz Coombes at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes performs with Nile Rodgers, Omar Hakim and Chris Chaney.

Chevy Metal at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Chevy Metal opened their performance with a cover of 'Psycho Killer' by The Talking Heads.

Chevy Metal at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Kesha at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Pop singer Kesha joined Chevy Metal for a cover of 'Children of the Revolution' by T.Rex.

Kesha at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Justin Hawkins at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins joined forces with The Coattail Riders for his first performance of the evening.

Justin Hawkins at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Justin Hawkins sang 'Range Rover Bitch' and 'It's Over' with The Coattail Riders.

Wolfgang Van Halen at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Alongside Justin Hawkins on vocals, Dave Grohl on bass and Josh Freese on drums, Wolfgang Halen performed covers of Van Halen's 'On Fire' and 'Hot For Teacher.'

Wolfgang Van Halen at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Wolfgang Van Halen with Dave Grohl.

Wolfgang Van Halen at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Wolfgang Van Halen with Justin Hawkins

Wolfgang Van Halen at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Wolfgang Van Halen shreds with Justin Hawkins looking on.

Violet Grohl at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Honouring one of Taylor Hawkins' favourite artists, Dave Grohl's teenage daughter Violet covered Jeff Buckley's 'Grace' and 'Last Goodbye.'

Violet Grohl at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Supergrass at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Another of Taylor Hawkins' favourite bands, Supergrass performed 'Richard III', 'Alright' and 'Caught By The Fuzz'.

Supergrass at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Supergrass at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Supergrass at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Them Crooked Vultures at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Them Crooked Vultures – Josh Homme, John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl - reunited after a decade away.

John Paul Jones at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Them Crooked Vultures performed 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', 'Gunman' and 'Long Slow Goodbye'

Them Crooked Vultures at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


The Pretenders at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

The Pretenders performed 'Precious', 'Tattooed Love Boys' and 'Brass In Pocket' with Dave Grohl.

Joe Walsh at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Joe Walsh and his reunited James Gang band mates performed 'Walk Away', 'The Bomber' and 'Funk #49', the latter featuring Dave Grohl.

Josh Homme and Dave Grohl at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Them Crooked Vultures band mates Josh Homme and Dave Grohl backstage.

Violet Grohl and Mark Ronson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Together with Chris Chaney and Jason Falkner, Violet Grohl and Mark Ronson covered 'Valerie' by The Zutons.

Violet Grohl and Mark Ronson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Brian Johnson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Together with Foo Fighters and Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Brian Johnson performed AC/DC's 'Back in Black' and 'Let There Be Rock.' Justin Hawkins also appeared on stage briefly.

Lars Ulrich at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich joined forces with Foo Fighters and Brian Johnson.

Brian Johnson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Brian Johnson with Dave Grohl

Brian Johnson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Brian Johnson with Justin Hawkins

Brian Johnson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Brian Johnson with Chris Shiflett

Brian Johnson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Brian Johnson with Dave Grohl

Brian Johnson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Brian Johnson with Nate Mendel

Brian Johnson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Stewart Copeland at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Joined by Foo Fighters and Supergrass' Gaz Coombes, The Police's Stewart Copeland performed 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic' and 'Next To You.'

Rush at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

With Dave Grohl and Omar Hakim filling in for the late-great Neil Peart, Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson arrived on stage to a hero's welcome.

Rush's Alex Lifeson at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Rush performed '2112: Overture', 'Working Man' and 'YYZ'

Rush at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Rush at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Rush at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Queen's Roger Taylor at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

With Luke Spiller, Roger Taylor, Justin Hawkins and Sam Ryder on vocal duties, Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor performed 'We Will Rock You', 'I'm In Love With My Car', 'Under Pressure' and 'Somebody To Love'

Queen at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Dave Grohl performing with Queen's Roger Taylor and Brian May, plus Rufus Taylor on drums.

Sam Ryder and Brian May at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Eurovision runner up Sam Ryder belts out 'Somebody To Love' with Queen.

Brian May at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

The Queen set ended with Brian May performing 'Love Of My Life' acoustically.

Queen at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


The crowd during Queen


The crowd during Queen


Foo Fighters at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Dave Grohl breaks down in tears during set opener 'Times Like These'

Foo Fighters at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

An emotional Dave Grohl during 'Times Like These'

Foo Fighters at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Chris Shiflett and Dave Grohl

Nandi Bushell at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

12-year-old Nandi Bushell played drums on 'Learn to Fly' with Foo Fighters. The band were also joined by Josh Freese, Travis Barker, Rufus Taylor and Omar Hakim throughout the set. Taylor Hawkins' son Shane poignantly performed 'My Hero' in honour of his late dad.

Foo Fighters at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Paul McCartney at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Foo Fighters were joined by surprise guest Paul McCartney and Chrissie Hynde for versions of The Beatles' 'Oh Darlin' and 'Helter Skelter'.

Paul McCartney at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert


Paul McCartney at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Paul McCartney with Dave Grohl and Pat Smear

Foo Fighters at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Foo Fighters take the final bow after Dave Grohl's performance of 'Everlong'

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